Fountain brush



Aug. IS, 1925.

J. B. ILLS FOUNTYAIN BRUSH F'iled Dec. 6. 192

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JAMES BI nwnL MrLLs, or ToRoN'ro, oN'rAnIo; CANADA.

* F UNTAIN BRUSH.

Application filed December 6, 1924. Serial 1 To'..754,40 0

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, J earns BIDWE L MILLS; a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, re-

siding at .the city Of.T01-O11130,'1I1 the Provnice of Ontario, in the Dominion ,of Canada, have nvented new and useful Imnroveinents in Fountain; Brushes of which the following is a specification. 7

The invention relates. to improvementsin fountain brushes as described inthe present specification, and shown in'the accompany ing drawings which form part of the same.

The invention has for its object the provision of, av new'ancl useful fountain brush for the purpose of. cleaning motor cars, anc: the likegflonewhich: is simple in construction and serviceable in operation.

A very distinctive feature of this invention resides. in the construction and arrangement of means for preventing water from running onto its handle and the hand of the user. 7

The invention consists essentially of a comparatively long tubular rod having a grip or handle portion arranged to con-' nect with a source of water supply and a perforated section for spraying water received from the source onto a brush element; an arrangement of collars are provided intermediate of said handle and brush in order to prevent water running ontothe former and thence upon the person of the user. 7

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the device. V

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 22 of. Figure 1 showing the mode of anchoring the rear end of thebrush element to the rod. Figure 3is a side elevation ofthe device ,partly in section depicting the collars and handle and the brush in outline only.

Figure 4 is a transverse section similar to that taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 illustrating a further method of fastening the rear end of the brush element. to the rod.

Like'numerals of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure throughout the drawings. 7 p

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the tubular rod which is closed at one end and open at the other. Its open, end is provided with a coupling 2 of a conventional character for the purpose of enabling it to be readily connected to a hose. Commencing at its closed end and extending past its longiconnection permanent.

tudinal centre are a series of perforations. 3 said openings being disposed on opposing sides thereof. This perforated section constitutes the brush sprayer, V r V The remaining imperforate portion of the, rod is provided with sleeve ,4- of rubber or like material in order to form a handle.

This sleeve ispreferablyconstructed of a lesser diameter than that of the rod and stretched thereover, thus frictionally gripe ping the same and dispensing with the use f. more expensive modes of attachment.

Situated in advancev of the handle or hand-grip 4:- are apair of spaced rubber. collars 5' of'a relatively large external. diameter, and spacing these collars is a. IGSlEll: ent band 6 of like material.

Fixedly secured in the closed end of the rod is a hook 7 which cooperates with the band just mentioned in attaching the brush element to the rod.

8 is thebrush element comprising a rigid substantially U-shaped core 9 of twisted wire having its extremities inwardly offsehas at 10, in order to make them contiguous with the rod 1. Said brush'element is mounted upon the sprayer by forcing its extremities 10 between the elastic band 6 and the wall of the rod 1,. the frontal collar being also stretched over these extremities (see Fig. 2). The opposing end of the brush is then secured by placing its bight 11 in the hook v v 7 and closing-"the samein order to make the Whereas the invention is shown and described in its application to a brush element it is obvious that it is equally susceptible of being used with a mop or otherv analogous device. Hence the term brush element is intended to be read synonymously with a mop, or that which may reasonably be deemed to-be an equivalent therefor.

It will be observed that while thedbrush extremities 10 are securely held against detachment by the tension of the band 6, there may be a tendency on their part to shift around the rod itself. Hence to overcome this tendency, a device illustrated in Fig. 4: is employed, which consists in piercing the opposing'walls of the rod lin the vicinity of the band 6 and threading a wire 12 therethrough. The ends of the wire are then bent around the extremities 10 of the brush core 9.

' In the use of the invention, the couplin 2 is connected to a hose and the Water turned on. The Water is conducted through the rod to the perforations 3 whence it is sprayed on the brush element 8 Which is conveniently wielded by the handle 4 as the Water is supplied by the sprayer.

That I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a tubular rod having one end open and the other closed, a coupling carried by its open. end for connection to a hose, the closed end being provided with a multiplicity of perforations in its wall, said openings extending a considerable distance along its length and constituting a sprayer, a sleeve encircling the imperforate portion of the rod forming a handle, a pair of spaced collars fitted over the rod in advance of said sleeve, an elastic band spacing the same, a brush element mounted over the sprayer, a hook securing one of its extremities to the closed end of the rod, the opposing end thereof being anchored by inserting it between the elastic band and the wall of said rod.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular rod having one end open and the other closed, a coupling carried by its open end for connection to a hose, the closed end being provided With a multiplicity of perforations in its Wall, said openings extending a considerable distance along its length and constituting a sprayer, a sleeve encircling the imperforate portion of the rod forming a handle, a pair of spaced collars fitted over the rod in advance of said sleeve, an elastic band spacing the same, a hoot: projecting from the closed end of said rod, a brush element mounted over the sprayer, said brush element comprising a rigid U- shaped core, said core being attached to the rod at one end by placing its bight in the hook and closing the same, and at the opposing end by inserting its extremities between the elastic band and the Wall of the rod; and means cooperating with said band in order to prevent the extremities of the core from shifting.

Signed at the city of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, in the Dominion or" Canada, this 4th day of December, 1924 JAMES BIDWELL MILLS. 

